Maidenhair Tree (Ginkgo biloba) autumn leaf detail ... naturally, I had to gild the lilly! :)

poetry is arguably more fun though! ;-D

... only in China, and korea apparently! ;)))

"cruelty....thy name is ..." Man or Time on passing love
fading rose on one side ,
fairy's child on the other

I know those huge and kingsized trees, which originally come from Korea...I had to take back those leaves for my sister and me who make the most wonderful and decorative paper out of those leaves, or nettles or any

I saw some huge specimens in various temple grounds in Yunnan Province! made our European specimens look quite weak. It is now well-represented in Cambridge, where it is a popular street tree. This one was in the Bedgebury National Pinetum, which I visited last week.

Children born of fairy stock
Never need for shirt or frock,
Never want for food or fire,
Always get their heart's desire:
Jingle pockets full of gold,
Marry when they're seven years old.
Every fairy child may keep
Two strong ponies and ten sheep;
All have houses, each his own,
Built of brick or granite stone;
They live on cherries, they run wild--
I'd love to be a Fairy's child.

- Robert Graves

I think I was one when I was 10 or so. : a fairy's child running wild, living during the holidays at ma grand father's palce in a village.roaming, running up and down the hills looking for underground ways under tumbled down castles in Burgundy , and deciding I would live on the forest only, picking and living on any fruit even not ripe, on chestnuts, nuts...I know why I like green fruit , not ripe I mean : just because I couldn't wait ...

oh wow the clarity and color POP
I feel like I could just reach out and touch it
or reach INto the pic
so COOL!!

... yes, the texture is rather yummy isn't it!

' Ev'ry Tresse must be confest ;
But neatly tangled at the best ;
Like a Clue of golden thread,
Most excellently ravelled.'

-Richard Lovelace

Thanks!

it's wonderful, I love this prehistoric trees.

Ginkgo side effects and cautions include: possible increased risk of bleeding, gastrointestinal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headaches, dizziness, heart palpitations, and restlessness...

... and on non-prescription shelves at a chemist near you! :)

I believe it! ;) You are lucky to have one of these beautiful trees ... I have a young Oak that I planted about ten years ago and a small Montpelier Maple that I brought back from the Quercy! Trees are family, Yes!
The whispering of silk, the hiss of a kiss ... :)